Dandara Living is preparing to build 1,300 new homes in Digbeth

Birmingham City Council has approved Dandara Living’s application to deliver over 1,300 new homes and 30,000 sq ft of retail space at Warner’s Fields in Digbeth

Work can now begin to regenerate the brownfield site, located a mile from the town center in Digbeth.

The development will create a new sustainable neighborhood centered around a renaturalized River Rea.

The river that flows through the site is currently inaccessible to the public.

Dandara will invest in the landscaping of the river to create new public spaces along its banks and lay the foundation for a mixed-use destination within walking distance of the city centre.

Rachel Allwood, director of planning at Dandara Living, said: “The redevelopment will provide much-needed new homes to meet Birmingham’s housing need and drive the ecological and environmental transformation of this part of the city by re-naturalizing the River Rea and providing a significant net biodiversity gain. .”

The first phase of extensive regeneration planned for the area

The first phase of the development is scheduled to lead to the delivery of the Valea Rea Urban Quarter regeneration to the Council.

The development will see the River Rea dredged for the first time in decades, alongside the creation of over 1,300 new homes.

Importance of new homes in Digbeth

The initial investment will catalyze the construction of successive phases, bringing much-needed regeneration to the area.

After the initial phase, the development will continue to evolve, introducing new homes, workspaces, retail areas and active travel routes to Digbeth.

In April this year, socio-economic experts at Marrons reported that Birmingham’s housing crisis was set to become the UK’s worst.

The research found that Birmingham will need to build more than 127,600 homes in less than two decades, the most needed of any English local authority area.

The development will help address Birmingham’s urgent housing needs while revitalizing areas with community-focused improvements.